Definition of seat
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : a special chair of one in eminence also : the status represented by it
b : a chair, stool, or bench intended to be sat in or on
c : the particular part of something on which one rests in sitting
the seat of a chair trouser seat
d : buttocks
2a : a seating accommodation
a seat for the game a 200-seat restaurant
b : a right of sitting
lost his seat in Congress
c : membership on an exchange
3a : a place where something specified is prevalent : center a seat of learning
b : a place from which authority is exercised
the county seat
c : a bodily part in which some function or condition is centered
the brain as the seat of the mind
4 : posture in or way of sitting on horseback
5a : a part at or forming the base of something
b : a part (such as a socket) or surface on or in which another part or surface rests
by the seat of one's pants
: using experience and intuition rather than mechanical aids or formal theory
seat
verbseated; seating; seats
Definition of seat (Entry 2 of 2)
1a : to install in a seat of dignity or office
b(1) : to cause to sit or assist in finding a seat
(2) : to provide seats for
a theater seating 1000 persons
c : to put in a sitting position
2 : to repair the seat of or provide a new seat for
3 : to fit to or with a seat
seat a valve
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Time Traveler for seat
The first known use of seat was in the 13th century
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